Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Noted for her work across different areas of the entertainment industry, she has appeared in numerous film, television, and theater projects throughout her extensive career spanning over seven decades.
Her work includes supporting roles in the classic musical films Singin' in the Rain (1952), The King and I (1956), and the 1961 and 2021 film adaptations of West Side Story. Her other notable films include Popi (1969), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Four Seasons (1981), I Like It Like That (1994) and the cult film Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). She is also known for her work on television including the children's television series The Electric Company (1971–1977), and as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo on the HBO series Oz (1997–2003). She voiced the titular role of in Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? from 1994 to 1999. She also gained acclaim for her roles in Jane the Virgin (2015–2019) and the revival of Norman Lear's One Day at a Time (2017–2020). In theater, she is best known for her role as Googie Gomez in the 1975 musical The Ritz.
Among her numerous accolades, Moreno is one of a few performers to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT). She is also one of 24 people who have achieved what is called the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual competitive Academy, Emmy and Tony awards for acting. In 2004, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor bestowed upon her by George W. Bush. In 2009, President Barack Obama presented her with the National Medal of Arts. In 2013, she received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2015, she was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor for her contribution to American culture through performing arts. She was awarded the Peabody Award in 2019. Her life was profiled in the 2021 documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mildred Quintana
Grey's Anatomy
Gayle McColl
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Frances Goren
The Love Boat
Gladys Gordon
The Cosby Show
Mrs. Granger
The Nanny
Mrs. Wickervich Stone
The Electric Company
Carmela
Jane the Virgin
Liliana De La Vega
Intimate Portrait
Self
Miami Vice
Touched by an Angel
Amanda Revere
The Rockford Files
Rita Capkovic
Strong Medicine
Lydia
Burke's Law
Margaret Cowls
Grace and Frankie
Lucy Chambers
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Linda
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
Ugly Betty
Aunt Mirta
Climax!
Irene
Climax!
Maria
Climax!
Denise Cardoza
Climax!
Francesca
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Matinee Theater
Fast X
Abuelita
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
The Golden Girls
Renee Corliss
The Magic School Bus
(voice)
Run for Your Life
Anita
Zorro
Chulita
Stars in the House
Self
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
Adventures in Paradise
Inez Sanders
The Larry Sanders Show
The Guardian
Oz
Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
The Wonderful World of Disney
Chulita
The Abbott and Costello Show
Telegram delivery girl
Medical Center
Lydia Neal
Green Eggs and Ham
Dookess (voice)
Trapper John, M.D.
The Ford Television Theatre
Serene Crane
One Day at a Time
Lydia Riera
Cavalcade of America
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
Carmen Sandiego (voice)
Dinah!
Self
Burke's Law
Jackie Lodge
The Millionaire
Alicia Conception Osante Williams
West Side Story
Valentina
The Oscars
Self
Singin' in the Rain
Zelda Zanders
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Nina's World
Abuelita
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Maria Ferrari
Family Switch
Angelica
80 for Brady
Maura
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Mildred Quintana
Playhouse 90
Rita
Hearts Afire
Senator Rhonda Hall
Trackdown
9 to 5
Violet Newstead
Bless This Mess
Theresa
The Handler
Bourbon Street Beat
Happily Divorced
Dori Newman
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
Miss USA
Judge
The Marti Caine Show
B.L. Stryker
Kimberly Baskin
My Father's Dragon
Mrs. McClaren (voice)
George Lopez
Luisa Diaz
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Narrator (voice)
West Side Story
Anita
Every Act of Life
Self
Rio 2
Aunt Mimi (voice)
China Smith
Slums of Beverly Hills
Belle Abromowitz
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
The Captain and Tennille
Self
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Princess Michal
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lit-Lit
Maya and the Three
Ah Puch (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
The Four Seasons
Claudia Zimmer
On the Rocks
Welcome to the Family
Lita
Angus
Madame Rulenska
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actress
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Still Working 9 to 5
Self
I Like It Like That
Rosaria Linares
Carnal Knowledge
Louise
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
Working
Waitress
Women of the House
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
Hollywood Squares
Self
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Self
Nicky Deuce
Tutti
Cane
Amalia Duque
Marlowe
Dolores Gonzáles
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
Piñero
Miguel's Mother
The Ritz
Googie Gomez
Out to Lunch
Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
King of the Corner
Inez
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
The Spree
Irma Kelly
Garden of Evil
Cantina Singer
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Gertrude St. John (voice)
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Self
Portrait of a Showgirl
Rosella DeLeon
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Self
Evita Peron
Renata Riguel
Open House
Lydia Fitch
The Cosby Mysteries
Ford Theatre
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self (archive footage)
The Stories of West Side Story
Self
The Boss' Son
Esther Rose
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
Italian Movie
Isabella
A Gift of Miracles
Beverly Davis
Anatomy of a Seduction
Nina
When It Was a Game 3
Passage Narrator (voice)
Santa Bootcamp
Belle
Summer and Smoke
Rosa Zacharias
Popi
Lupe
Age Isn't Everything
Rita
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Sandra Roberts
Carlo's Wake
Angela Torello
Casa de los Babys
Señora Muñoz
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Rita Kapkovic Landale
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
Self
Wanted
Blue Moon
Maggie Cavallo
Top of the Heap
Alixandra Stone
Resurrection
Mimi
Cimarron City
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Ida Barksdale
The Prank
Mrs. Wheeler
Seven Cities of Gold
Ula
Cry of Battle
Sisa
Celebrity Habla
Self
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
Self
The Vagabond King
Huguette
The Yellow Tomahawk
Honey Bear
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Self
The Ring
Lucy Gomez
So Young, So Bad
Dolores Guererro
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Lucille Pompi
Cattle Town
Queli
This Rebel Breed
Lola Montalvo
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Self
Latin Lovers
Christina
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Self (voice)
El Alaméin
Jara
The Muppet Revue
Self
The Night of the Following Day
Blonde
Lanigan's Rabbi
Pagan Love Song
Terru
The King and I
Tuptim
Jivaro
Maroa
Untamed
Julia
The Deerslayer
Hetty Hutter
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
The Fabulous Senorita
Manuela Rodríguez
The Toast of New Orleans
Tina
Fort Vengeance
Bridget Fitzgibbon
Clemente
Self
The Wharf Rat
Mom
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
Seaway
Annabelle
I Know a Woman Like That
Self
Torch
Aunt Francine
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self
West Side Memories
Self
Theirs
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self
Samar
Woman Convict
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Narrator (voice)
Voice of La Raza
Self
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
Self
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
The Day Of The Dead
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
Remember Me
Nanna
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
60 Minutes
Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The View
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The Reichen Show
Self
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self